NGC 6251, a very large radio galaxy with an exceptional jet

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Nov 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977mnras.181..465w&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 181, Nov. 1977, p. 465-474.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Elliptical Galaxies, Radio Astronomy, Radio Galaxies, Radio Spectra, Angular Resolution, Galactic Nuclei, Galactic Structure, Jets, Radiant Flux Density

Scientific paper

A newly discovered radio galaxy, NGC 6251, has an angular size of 1.2 deg, the largest of any in the northern sky. It has a projected physical size of 3.0 Mpc and a remarkable jet which is straight for nearly all of its 200-kpc length. The radio spectral index of the jet is 0.54 and the nucleus has a flat spectrum with a cut-off at low frequencies. Although the radio luminosity of the source is low, the total stored energy is comparable with the highest values known.

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